D-Fence!

For the 2nd game in a row the Railroader Defense set the tone for a walk away victory for the Lady Railroader Basketball team. The defense gave up only 6 points in the first quarter and 4 points in the second quarter to go up 40-10 at the half. Lakewood only shot 16% from the field for the game. The home team had 20 steals and 7 blocked shots to totally dominate the night.

The Railroaders shot 51% from the field and were led in scoring by Brandi Dawson with 20 points, Jordyn Knott had 18 points, and Katie DePew had 13 points. Katie DePew had 6 steals and 5 assists. Jordyn had 5 block shots.

Great Night Ladies. Keep the Big Train Rolling!

Garrett Lady Railroader Basketball -- The Tradition Continues!

It is great to see an athletic program never really rebuild. The faces and the names change, but the winning tradition continues. It's Bob Lapadot instead of Dan Feagler and the cast of characters always has new faces, but the Railroaders rolled to another season opening victory against the Lady Eagles of Churubusco 43-28. Once again the offense was good but the defense was the best. The Lady Railroaders only gave up 9 first half points and came out in the third quarter with the same defensive intensity.

Brandi Dawson led the team with 11 points. Katie Depew had 9pts. Laura Moynahan 8pts., Jordyn Knott 8pts., and Becca Oliver 7pts. Katie DePew had 4 steals. 

It is great to see the Railroader Basketball crowd support the girls teams. The JV team was impressive with a come from behind win from a very young team. This program is solid and it will be fun to see them develop as the season progresses. 

Next up, the Lakewood Park Lady Panthers. Come out Thursday Night to support the girls as the season progresses!

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (11-7-11) "Promoting education-based athletics in Indiana”

If you get injured in a practice or game, don't be ashamed or afraid to go to your coach or team trainer and let them know about your injury.

Injuries are a part of all sports and it is hard to compete when you are not at full strength. You can also cause serious injury to your body if you don't correctly address the issue.

The same reasoning applies in the classroom.  If your grades aren't up to par and you need to see them improve, turn to your teacher and ask for help.

More serious injuries and academic deficiencies can sometimes be prevented by early intervention!

For more on the IHSAA go to www.ihsaa.org

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Basketball games - What Door? Chuck-A-Duck, and More!

This week the Lady Railroader Basketball team will open the Winter season with two home games. The question of the Day? What Door can we use to get to the Bateman Gym?

For Both Boys and Girls Basketball games, the "Performing Arts Center" entrance will be the main entrance. However, we will also have door #3 open for all games. Door #3 is located on the Northside of the school off of Houston Street and is located between the Elementary and the High School.  Parking for this entrance can be found in the Temporary Faculty lot, visitors lot, and some spots between the two schools. There are not many parking spots so if you arrive late, your best chance for parking will be Door #10 (PAC entrance).

This year  CHUCK-A-DUCK will once again be THROWN from the Upper Deck. HOWEVER, we will NOT have a special toss for the little kids. ALL DUCKS WILL BE THROWN FROM UPSTAIRS REGARDLESS OF AGE. When we had the ducks thrown from the floor, we had several people LIE about the ages of those kids. It became difficult to mointor. SO, ALL Ducks will Fly from the Balcony at Halftime of the Varsity games. We have some great prizes so by your ducks and support a variety of groups and organizations!

Cost for all games is $5 or your Big Train Ticket. IF YOU FOGET YOUR BIG TRAIN TICKET, you will have to pay to get in the game or go home and get your ticket. Why? Believe it or not we have people who are giving their Big Train tickets to others to use. You can NOT transfer your ticket to someone else. It is only for your use AND you must have separate tickets for all your family members.

Sometimes you're not the best team!

Tonight the Railroaders got beat by a better team. Not because Jimtown has a tradition, not because we had to play on the road. We simply got beat by a team that had better players than we do. That's not a mean comment. We have a great team. Our record and our accomplishments this year are nothing to be ashamed of. Our conference had 4 of it's 7 schools in sectional championship games tonight. 2 of the 4 are sectional champions. We were one of the best teams in that conference and the area. But our great players, our great coaches, our great team, got beat by their great team. Simple enough. You don't get to a sectional championship game, you don't get a 9-3 record unless you have a great team. We are only the fourth team in Garrett History to win at least 9 games. We set all sorts of records because we had a great team.

I am proud of our kids, our parents, our coaches, and our community for making this a great year for the Garrett Athletic Department. We were so much fun to watch. We got great crowd support from our fans and we displayed a lot of pride and character all season long.

Don't hang your heads and toil in gloom because of getting beat. We gave our best and we lost. Nuf said!

Thank You seniors for all your hard work over these last four years. We could not ask for a better group of young men.

Love that Railroader Football!

Good Luck to the Railroader Football team. I am not the only one that loves this team. I had a chance to talk to Coach Frickey about this team and he continues to tell me how much he loves these kids. He said this is the best team he has ever coached. They enjoy being around each other, they listen and try to do what the coaches ask. They are unselfish and don't care who it is that helps them win, they just want to win. They don't quit and aren't deterred by setbacks.

We have had some setbacks with injuries and OTHER things, but we continue to play hard. I am excited for them to play a very good Jimtown team. WHEN THEY BEAT THE JIMMIES, it will give them the credit they deserve.

Good Luck Players, Coaches, and the great Railroader Fans!

Sportsmanship Blog!

Please take a look at the Sportsmanship Blog. Just click on the link on the right and enjoy great inspirational articles, debates about sportsmanship, and valuable information for Parents, Coaches, Players, and Fans. The Blog is produced by the Josephson Institute -- the founders of our Character Counts Program.

We value Character as one of the most important lessons our Student-Athletes learn at GHS.